This piece is accompanied by a certificate issued by Luisa Luz-Lansigan confirming the authenticity of this work

ABOUT THE WORK

Back in the 1980s, Arturo Luz began a journey across Asia as a personal artistic pilgrimage. With a simple camera with him, he took usual touristic shots done by travelers, but his fascination in the majestic yet derelict buildings and temples forced him to take a serious second look. Part of his Cities of the Past Series’ painted architectures of Hindu towers or Southeast Asian domes and stupas that are systematically configured. Characteristically, they are made of a rhythmic lattice, balanced by compositional gestures of shape, color, and heavy lines to create a directional gaze. However, as always, specificity has been discarded for the artist’s personalized precisions. These structures are reconfigured into alternative aesthetic monuments, both philosophical and stoic.